IUPAC definition Flocculation (in polymer science): Reversible formation of aggregates in which the particles are not in physical contact. Agglomeration...
20 KB (2,287 words) - 20:54, 23 May 2025
In water treatment, coagulation and flocculation involve the addition of compounds that promote the clumping of fine floc into larger floc so that they...
9 KB (1,042 words) - 06:57, 9 August 2024
Yeast flocculation typically refers to the reversible clumping together (flocculation) of brewing yeast once the sugar in a wort has been fermented into...
7 KB (969 words) - 21:45, 21 July 2024
sand filters or biologically active carbon; chemical processes such as flocculation and chlorination; and the use of electromagnetic radiation such as ultraviolet...
68 KB (8,428 words) - 13:48, 6 April 2025
Macroemulsion (section Flocculation)
factors including temperature, pH, and the ionic strength of the solvent. Flocculation occurs when the dispersed drops group together throughout the continuous...
17 KB (2,288 words) - 15:47, 13 May 2025
Ale (section Flocculation)
to best capitalize during the fermentation process.[citation needed] Flocculation is the tendency for the yeast to conglomerate into large masses at the...
25 KB (3,100 words) - 02:41, 3 June 2025
agents are used to remove suspended solids from liquids by inducing flocculation, causing the solids to form larger aggregates that can be easily removed...
4 KB (458 words) - 17:29, 27 April 2024
known as flocculation, process by which fine particulates are caused to clump together or floc. These can be either edge to edge flocculation or edge to...
7 KB (1,024 words) - 00:45, 6 April 2025
suited for flocculation. Actually, pDADMAC or DMDAAC, is used as a coagulant - a charge neutralization process that precedes flocculation. PolyDADMAC...
5 KB (438 words) - 22:24, 11 April 2025
Coagulant may refer to: Coagulant in coagulation of the blood Coagulant in flocculation in colloidal chemistry Coagulation (water treatment) Coagulation (disambiguation)...
237 bytes (60 words) - 14:52, 11 May 2025
nature and the concentrations of cations at which the flocculation occurs: critical flocculation concentration (CFC). The SAR parameter is also used to...
5 KB (657 words) - 04:25, 10 February 2023
Polymer soil stabilization (section Flocculation)
Alternatively, polymer molecules that bond with multiple clay particles promote flocculation. Hydrogel networks can result in more indirect strengthening within soils...
20 KB (2,310 words) - 00:17, 23 February 2025
parts of different composition through the physio-chemical processes of flocculation, creaming, and coalescence. Curdling is purposeful in the production...
5 KB (385 words) - 05:38, 21 November 2024
are applied to make the separation faster and more efficient, such as flocculation, coagulation and suction. The most notable advantages of the gravitational...
5 KB (685 words) - 23:36, 1 January 2024
Achromobacter Ribbons Flocculation Aerobacter Fibrils Flocculation Agrobacterium Short fibrils Attachment to plants Alcaligenes Fibrils Flocculation Pseudomonas...
44 KB (4,854 words) - 00:04, 12 April 2025
a colloidal suspension transitions from a stable state to a state of flocculation. A large portion of the properties of these systems are due to the surface...
21 KB (2,629 words) - 02:06, 21 May 2025
dispersion of these solids in water. After elimination of residual solids (flocculation, decantation, and filtration), it is normally used as an aqueous solution...
12 KB (1,596 words) - 21:18, 19 November 2024
removing a variety of microorganisms and dissolved organic matter by flocculation. Lime softening was first used in 1841 to treat Thames River water. The...
4 KB (468 words) - 17:50, 2 June 2025
Konstantinos Anastasakis, Dimitrios Kalderis, Evan Diamadopoulos (2009), "Flocculation behavior of mallow and okra mucilage in treating wastewater", Desalination...
24 KB (2,465 words) - 05:11, 11 June 2025
of attractive forces as water moves the platelets further apart. (3) Flocculation begins when mechanical shearing stops, and platelets previously dispersed...
2 KB (225 words) - 06:02, 28 December 2024
systems, Ostwald ripening is also found in water-in-oil emulsions, while flocculation is found in oil-in-water emulsions. This thermodynamically-driven spontaneous...
19 KB (2,343 words) - 00:20, 26 May 2025
(including sodis), distillation (including solar distillation), and flocculation. Often these are used in combination. Untreated water may contain potentially...
35 KB (4,408 words) - 17:20, 13 April 2025
aluminium sulfate, Al 2 (SO 4) 3·n H 2O, which is used for most industrial flocculation: 766 (the variable n is an integer whose size depends on the amount...
37 KB (3,877 words) - 13:32, 19 May 2025
this it differs from flocculation (where particles clump) or emulsion breaking (where particles coalesce). Unlike flocculation and breaking, creaming...
5 KB (656 words) - 22:22, 13 March 2024
Polyacrylamide (section Flocculation)
chains of polyacrylamide. This results in significant enhancement of the flocculation rate. This allows water treatment plants to greatly improve the removal...
17 KB (1,634 words) - 11:02, 25 May 2025
processes involving polymerization, coalescence of aerosols, emulsication, flocculation. The distribution of particle size changes in time according to the interrelation...
12 KB (1,635 words) - 19:57, 23 May 2025
polyacrylamides, which find many uses as water-soluble thickeners and flocculation agents. Acrylamide forms in burnt areas of food, particularly starchy...
22 KB (2,052 words) - 19:51, 29 May 2025
constant monitoring can prevent future contamination. Coagulation and flocculation are closely related processes common in arsenate removal from water....
141 KB (15,207 words) - 06:06, 2 June 2025
Soil aggregate stability (section Flocculation)
interactions of primary soil particles (i.e., clay) through rearrangement, flocculation and cementation. Aggregate stability has a direct impact on soil pore...
31 KB (3,889 words) - 11:03, 9 June 2025
types of instability in emulsions: flocculation, coalescence, creaming/sedimentation, and Ostwald ripening. Flocculation occurs when there is an attractive...
36 KB (4,154 words) - 12:23, 23 May 2025